The Rotunda Episode 136: The American Dream

On Trimmel Gomes’ latest episode of The Rotunda, preparations are underway for the immigration debate challenge between Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and House Speaker Richard Corcoran, the likely gubernatorial rivals. The chairman of the Republican Party of Leon County, Evan Power, accuses Gillum of continually playing the race card while Juan Escalante with America’s Voice accuses Speaker Corcoran of trying to gain political points on the backs of immigrants. Gomes interviews the Fair Elections Legal Network’s senior counsel, Jon Sherman, about his challenge to Florida’s felon voter restoration process which resulted in it being declared unconstitutional. Gomes also chats with Taylor Houston with the L-G-B-T-Q advocacy group Pride Fund to End Gun Violence about Senate Bill 740 which would rewrite the state’s concealed weapons law so that people can get a gun license even when their criminal background checks are incomplete.

The Rotunda podcast is available each Monday via iTunes, Stitcher or Soundcloud. Follow on @RotundaPodcast on Twitter and visit www.rotundapodcast.com for daily updates.

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